AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoResearch Funding: The Philippines spent just 0.276% of GDP on research and development in 2020, the latest available figure. A University of the Philippines researcher warns that low investment, alongside proposed budget cuts to state universities, could weaken technology development and researcher training. Student Research: Thirty-two Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar students completed eight-week biomedical projects at institutions in Qatar, the US and UK, with many receiving travel awards. International Education: Visa restrictions are cutting foreign enrolments at Australian universities, prompting reviews of staffing costs; Nigeria’s PTDF is also urging the UK to lower tuition fees and address student visa rejections. AI on Campus: A higher-education commentator warns that AI could add compliance work and bureaucracy rather than ease faculty workloads, leaving less time for teaching and research. Climate Research: Nearly 150 researchers are calling for climate change to be declared a global health emergency, citing rising heat deaths, drought and food insecurity.
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